India's 1.3 billion people were under lockdown on Wednesday to prevent an explosion of coronavirus cases as the government struggled to deliver essential goods and calm nerves.<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered everyone indoors for the next three weeks, saying it was the only way to avoid a disaster and effectively shutting down Asia's third-largest economy.<br /><br />Baton-wielding police in India were filmed beating people breaking the coronavirus lockdown rules and making some offenders do physical punishments.
